There is an old saying where I come from, I will paraphrase so as not to offend " When poop becomes gold, I will probably be constipated". It's the ultimate pessimist saying. I say it a lot because I am a cynical DJ. However, the truth is out there or should I say in there. A new study suggests that millions of dollars in precious metals can be found in human feces.

Before you start making jokes about corn, let me give you the straight skinny and you will see how this is entirely possible. Beauty products, detergents, the food we eat, they all contain small amounts of metals. If the amount of metals that scientist suspect could be in our poop were found in rock, that rock would be considered a possible  mining prospect.

Obviously one human being is not going to crap out gold bricks. However, think of our municipal waste systems. They have lots of poop going to a central location. What if that poop could be mined or more correctly panned like miners used to do in the mountain streams. That small amount of precious metals that each of us removes from our body could become a large amount of precious metals when combined together.

Currently scientist are working out an economical way to filter the waste material and extract the precious metals. I personally think it sounds like a great community service project for those who choose to break the law. I promise you I would never break the law if I knew I was going to spend 20 hours in the poop pit.  Chances are human being won't be needed to filter the feces, there will be machines and magnets for that, but  you got to admit it certainly sounds like a great deterrent to crime.

Sometimes science is amazing with the things it comes up with. Sometimes science is funny when you're an immature man like I am. Who knew that while I am busy sending text messages on my phone, don't laugh you do it too, I could be enhance the economic well being of my community. I say let's all have a big meal tonight and flush for a better tomorrow.

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